A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Waste Solutions Forum
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:: Waste Solutions Forum brought together key stakeholders to assemble an action plan for implementing environmentally and economically viable solutions for excess animal waste in the Shenandoah Valley.
Website:: www.agnr.umd.edu/users/waterqual/VAwaste.doc
Contact:: Kathy Holm
Coordinator, Shenandoah RC&D
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(540) 248-3321
kathy.holm@va.usda.gov

Project Name:: Nicatous Lake Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:: Conserving, in perpetuity, economic, ecological, and recreational values to ensure ongoing benefits of sustainable forestry, water quality, wildlife, and recreational pursuits.
Website:: www.fsmaine.org
Contact:: Alan Hutchinson
Executive Director
Forest Society of Maine
207-945-9200
alan@fsmaine.org

Project Name:: Round Ball Mountain
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The Conservancy will acquire Round Ball Mountain and manage it for wildlife habitat, public recreation, and as an outdoor classroom.
Website:: www.clctrust.org
Contact:: Marissa Codey
Project Manager
Columbia Land Conservancy
518-392-5252
marissa@clctrust.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Bartow County Environmental Management System
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Local partnerships are developing and implementing mulitiple Environmental Management Systems in a coordinated county-wide fashion to significantly reduce pollution.
Website:: www.bartowga.org
Contact:: Clarence Brown
Sole Commissioner
Bartow County
770-387-5030
brownc@bartowga.org

Project Name:: Saint Croix Ground Lizard Habitat Restoration, Hotel on the Cay Partnership
Location:: Southeastern: Virgin Islands
Summary:: In this Partners for Fish and Wildlife program project the FWS implemented a restoration and management plan for the protection and recovery of the endangered ground lizard in St. Croix, USVI.
Website:: www.fws.gov/caribbean-ecoteam/
Contact:: Silmarie Padron
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Coordinator
US Fish and Wildlife Service
787-851-7297
silmarie_padron@fws.gov

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Missouri
Summary:: 500-1000 person ecovillage in northeast Missouri as experimental project in social and technological strategies for sustainable living for North Americans.
Website:: www.dancingrabbit.org
Contact:: Jonah
Secretary

(660) 883-5881
secretary@dancingrabbit.org

Project Name:: Conservation Security Program in the St. Joseph Watershed
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
Summary:: The Conservation Security Program in the St. Joseph watershed rewards agricultural landowners for superior conservation and stewardship practices.
Website:: www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cspstjoe.html
Contact:: Robin Ryan
District Administrator
Hillsdale County Conservation District
517-849-9890 x 191
robin.ryan@mi.nacdnet.net

Project Name:: Tinkers Creek Watershed Action Plan
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Ohio
Summary:: A study of the Watershed seeking to initiate a Conservation Priority Plan to protect aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
Website:: Tinkerscreek.org
Contact:: Marion Olson
Land trust President
Tinkers Creek Land Conservancy
330 425 4159
maoteach@alltel.net

Project Name:: Trapper's Point Working Group
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: The group seeks to develop a protection plan for the Trapper's Point wildlife migration route, a crucial corridor for pronghorn antelope, mule deer, and other migrating ungulates.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/trappers.html
Contact:: Joel Berger
Senior Scientist, North America Program
Wildlife Conservation Society
(208) 787-3068
jberger@wcs.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: Envision Utah
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Envision Utah, an unparalleled public-private partnership, educates citizens about urban growth and methods for maintaining quality of life and natural beauty.
Website:: www.envisionutah.org
Contact:: Alan Matheson
Executive Director
Coalition for Utah's Future
801-303-1452
amatheson@cuf-envision.org

Project Name:: Land Restoration/Revegetation – Fort Hood
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Dairy compost was used to revegetate degraded training maneuver areas that caused soil erosion and water quality issues.
Website:: forthoodreveg.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

Project Name:: North Central Texas Water Quality
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Develop watershed management plans for six reservoirs in the Trinity River Basin providing water for 1.6 million people.
Website:: nctx-water.tamu.edu
Contact:: Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu

Project Name:: Shortleaf Pine-Bluestem Ecosystem Restoration Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arkansas
Summary:: Through thinning and prescribed burning, this ecosystem has been restored on over 50,000 acres, leading to population increases in five declining species.
Website:: www.nwanews.com/story_print.php?paper=adg&Sports=section&storyid=109953
Contact:: L. D. Hedrick
Team Leader for Integrated Resource Management
USDA Forest Service
501-321-5270
lhedrick@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Peach Resource Renewal Project
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Conservation Innovation Grants are part of the 2002 Farm Bill and were established as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Contact:: Mark Parson
Assistant State Conservationist (Acting)
NRCS
530-792-5600

Project Name:: Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: The Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Initiative is a cooperative conservation program to allow willing landowners to sell inholdings along salmon rivers for conservation and public access purposes.
Website:: www.swakcc.org
Contact:: Glenn Elison
Alaska Director
The Conservation Fund
907-868-7974
glennelison@alaska.com

Project Name:: Hanford Reach Fall Chinook Protection Program
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: Cooperative agreement to control river flows for fall Chinook salmon to maximize spawning and rearing conditions in mid-Columbia River, while maintaining flexibility of hydroelectric dam operators.
Website:: www.gcpud.org/stewardship.htm
Contact:: Linda Jones

Grant County Public Utility District
509-754-5037
ljones1@gcpud.org

Project Name:: Klamath Basin Integrated Science Workshops and Planning
Location:: Far West: Oregon, California
Summary:: Workshops engage water managers, stakeholders, and researchers to identify and rank science needs for water quality and fish habitat in the Klamath Basin.
Contact:: Lyman Thorsteinson
Center Director
U.S. Geological Survey
206-526-6282
lyman_thorsteinson@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Portfields
Location:: Far West: Washington, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Massachusetts, Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Multi-agency partnership to assist ports to revitalize waterfront areas, improve marine transportation, and protect and restore critical habitat.
Website:: www.brownfields.noaa.gov
Contact:: David Holst
Program Analyst
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
301-713-2989
dholst@noaa.gov

National

Project Name:: Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
Location:: National
Summary:: Western Regional Air Partnership produces technical analyses, policies, and integrated, consensus solutions for addressing regional haze in the West.
Website:: www.wrapair.org
Contact:: Patrick Cummins
WRAP Co-Director
Air Quality Program Mgr, Western Governors Association
303-623-9378
pcummins@westgov.org

Project Name:: Wildland Fire Leadership Council
Location:: National
Summary:: The Wildland Fire Leadership Council (WFLC) was established in April 2002 to implement and coordinate the National Fire Plan and Federal Wildland Fire Policy inplementation.
Website:: www.fireplan.gov
Contact:: Corbin Newman
National Fire Plan Coordinator
USDA Forest Service
202-205-1332
cnewman02@fs.fed.us

Current Conservation Programs